Kéré Architecture suspends colorful strings from ceiling of Philadelphia art museum



For his first solo exhibition in the USA, Berlin-based architect Diébédo Francis Kéré has created a rainbow-coloured installation made of hundreds of strands of lightweight cord (+ slideshow). (more…)

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Tia Kharrat designs butterfly house that mimics the structure of the insects’ eggs



Graduate shows 2016: University of Westminster graduate Tia Kharrat has designed an architectural structure based on the eggs of a rare butterfly species (+ slideshow). (more…)

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Zaha Hadid’s lesser-known works commemorated in Masterpiece London exhibition



The Masterpiece London art fair’s Zaha Hadid Commemorative Salon will showcase paintings, sketches and jewellery designs by the late architect (+ slideshow). (more…)

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New York Wheel reaches construction milestone as foundations complete



The world’s largest ferris wheel is set to rise on the northern end of New York‘s Staten Island, as constructors finished pouring its foundations last weekend (+ slideshow). (more…)

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“Design professionals must now support the young, who overwhelmingly voted to remain”

Illustration by Lucas Levitan

Comments update: readers’ reactions to the shock result of last Thursday’s EU referendum, in which the UK voted in favour of exiting the European Union, are highlighted in this Brexit-focused roundup of the week’s comments. (more…)

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Trademark protection will cost more after Brexit says intellectual property lawyer



Brexit crisis: UK design firms will likely pay more to protect their designs and miss out on new EU-wide patents if the country leaves the European Union, according to a leading intellectual property law firm. (more…)

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Christo accused of wasting public money on Floating Piers installation



An Italian consumer group has accused Bulgarian artist Christo of wasting taxpayers’ money, because of the costs of managing his floating installation on Italy’s Lake Iseo. (more…)

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Brexit could be “like a heart attack” for UK design firms says consultant



Brexit crisis: uncertainty following the Brexit vote could prove “almost terminal” for small architecture design firms in the UK, according to a consultant who advises creative businesses. (more…)

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Shakespearean-style wooden theatre by Studio Andrew Todd opens in France



Towering bamboo poles encase this cylindrical wooden theatre in France, which opened in a fanfare last week, despite suffering vandalism just a few days before (+ slideshow). (more…)

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Philippe Starck designs collection of recyclable flip-flops for Ipanema



French designer Philippe Starck has created a minimal and recyclable summer sandal collection for Brazilian brand Ipanema. (more…)

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